#CD42C4#CD42C4

#CD42C4 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.224 H 330.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD42C4
RGB	rgb(205, 66, 196)
HSL	hsl(304, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(304, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 4.4%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.80, 68.82, -39.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.80, 79.59, 329.85°)
OKLab	oklab(62.25% 0.1956 -0.11)
OKLCH	oklch(62.25% 0.224 330.6)
XYZ	xyz(37.0887, 20.8639, 54.2876)
Luminance	0.2086 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD42C4 #42CD4B

analogous

#9042CD #CD42C4 #CD427E

triadic

#CD42C4 #C4CD42 #42C4CD

tetradic

#CD42C4 #CD9042 #42CD4B #427ECD

square

#CD42C4 #CD9042 #42CD4B #427ECD

split-complementary

#CD42C4 #7ECD42 #42CD90

monochromatic

#761F70 #A62C9E #CD42C4 #DA72D3 #E7A3E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.06

#CD42C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.17

#CD42C4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CD42C4

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD42C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD42C4	1.00	4.06	5.17	5.17
#FFFFFF	4.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3672C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A85C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D5527E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd42c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 66, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.224 330.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e082d6',
    500: '#cd42c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd42c4;
$custom-light: #e082d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd42c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.885,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6225,
    "c": 0.22439,
    "h": 330.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD42C4

secondary

#97D39B

accent

#E15046

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FCF0FA

border

#D5CBD3

text

#160B14

muted

#847C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD42C4

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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